MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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